1.7% ▼ -82.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Motton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Motton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in North Motton are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. A huge 64.7% of adults are active in the workforce, which is well above both the Tasmanian and national figures. This strong participation is paired with a very low unemployment rate of just 1.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce, only 55% have full-time jobs. This is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, but it sits well below the national average of 58.9%.
64.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing, where 16.2% of workers are employed. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.5%, while manufacturing accounts for 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, followed closely by labourers at 17.5%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in North Motton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60461/north-motton/topic/employment